Shloka 15
कर्मनाशाभावः, गर्भे जीवप्रवेशः, आचारधर्मोपदेशः
Karma’s Non-Extinction, Jīva’s Entry into the Embryo, and Instruction on Conduct-Dharma
दानं व्रतं ब्रह्मचर्य यथोक्तं ब्रह्मुधारणम् । दम: प्रशान्तता चैव भूतानां चानुकम्पनम्
brāhmaṇa uvāca | dānaṁ vrataṁ brahmacaryaṁ yathoktaṁ brahmadhāraṇam | damaḥ praśāntatā caiva bhūtānāṁ cānukampanam ||
ବ୍ରାହ୍ମଣ କହିଲେ—ଦାନ, ବ୍ରତ, ବ୍ରହ୍ମଚର୍ଯ୍ୟ, ଶାସ୍ତ୍ରୋକ୍ତ ରୀତିରେ ବ୍ରହ୍ମବିଦ୍ୟାଧାରଣ; ଇନ୍ଦ୍ରିୟନିଗ୍ରହ, ଅନ୍ତଃଶାନ୍ତି ଏବଂ ସମସ୍ତ ପ୍ରାଣୀ ପ୍ରତି କରୁଣା—ଏହି ସବୁ ହେଉଛି ସତ୍ପୁରୁଷଙ୍କ ଆଚାର। ଏହାର ଅନୁଷ୍ଠାନରୁ ଧର୍ମ ଉଦ୍ଭବ ହୁଏ, ଏବଂ ସେଇ ଧର୍ମ ସଦା ପ୍ରଜାକୁ ରକ୍ଷା ଓ ଧାରଣ କରେ।
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse defines exemplary conduct as a set of ethical and ascetic virtues—charity, vows, disciplined celibacy, faithful adherence to sacred learning, sense-control, tranquility, and compassion—stating that such practice establishes dharma, which then safeguards society.
A Brāhmaṇa speaker is instructing or advising by listing the qualities and practices that mark ‘the best of men’ and explaining their social consequence: the cultivation of dharma that protects the community.